Corvette

(Shell)

Offshore gas field in production.

Block and licence number:

Part 49/24, P.007

Map reference:

Plate 10

Grid reference:

2° 38’ E 53° 14’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

Shell UK Ltd

50.00

Esso Exploration & Production UK Ltd

50.00

Date of discovery:

January 1996

Production start:

January 1999

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present :

Gas: (billion cubic metres)  5.92
NGLs: (million tonnes) 0.02

First year of peak production:

1999

Peak production :

Gas: (billion cubic metres per year) 1.78

Water depth:

31m

Transport system:

Pipeline to Bacton via Leman AK.

Extension into other UK blocks:

Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

49/23, P.016

Shell UK Ltd 100.00